Never thought Bradley had it in him

[lamadoo]

Man, what a fight. Never thought he would go balls to the walls like he said he would and go for the KO. Guy was pressuring and pushing Manny back, something I don' think Manny ever does.

During that 4th round where Bradley landed that haymaker that sent Manny shuffling i was like "Oh crap, what kind of monster is he". Great fight, i liked Bradley's gameplan, he knew the chances were extremely slim to outbox Manny ( look what happened in the 1st fight; on his tricycle all day and he got dominated ), on top, the judges would favor Pacman considering the last match. Only way to win or atleast earn the respect of the public was to load up and shoot for the KO Marquez style and he almost had it early on the fight.

Pacquiao adjusting and fighting extremely smart, lesson learnt from Marquez. This time it was a competitive fight, unlike the first.

WAR PACQUIAO BRADLEY!

[The Problem Child]

No doubt. A lot of respect for Bradley, huge heart and determination. He put up one hell of an effort.

[Robbie Barrett]

These past couple of days this board has gone from ****** to full ******.

[SlySlickSmooth]

No doubt. A lot of respect for Bradley, huge heart and determination. He put up one hell of an effort.

Golovkin needs to co-main event a Pacquiao fight card

[The Problem Child]

Golovkin needs to co-main event a Pacquiao fight card

I was talking to my pops earlier and he said the same thing. The discussion came about due to last night's weak undercard.

Pacquiao vs. Marquez V
Golovkin vs. Ward
Mikey Garcia vs. Gamboa

And some other fight to fill out the card.

[dibzvincent143]

I was scared as hell for MP that time. I almost accepted that he was really over from round 5. I thought he would get JMM'd anytime. But when I rewatched it 3 times, i realized i was just overreacting and over critical to pacquiao. He did fine. It was an amazing fight at this stage of his career. kudos to bradley for actually pressing it.

[way2strong]

I was scared as hell for MP that time. I almost accepted that he was really over from round 5. I thought he would get JMM'd anytime. But when I rewatched it 3 times, i realized i was just overreacting and over critical to pacquiao. He did fine. It was an amazing fight at this stage of his career. kudos to bradley for actually pressing it.

i think we all had the same thoughts going on my nerves were shot during that fight wondering what was going to happen next

[A-Wolf]

Bradley was very gutsy but he overdid it. He tried to overwhelm Pacquiao and ended up overwhelming himself.

[Devils Advocate]

I truly believe Bradley had no choice but to fight the way he did. He was tagged by a straight left hand in the second round that staggered him and his gameplan went out but made it very entertaining none the less.

Had Bradley not been as conditioned as he is he would have been stopped but he is clearly not the same fighters at 147lbs as he was at 140lber. The 7lbs have cost him a considerable amount of speeed IMO.

[Mike D]

I was scared as hell for MP that time. I almost accepted that he was really over from round 5.

Same here. At the midway point of the fight it had the feel of the Bradley/Marquez fight, in the sense that it appeared Bradley would win a unspectacular but clear win. And in the process ending the Pacquiao ride for good.

I was telling my friend that it was over, Pac just needs to hang it up, etc.

And then Pac dominated the entire second half of the fight.